National Center for Human Rights Education - The first human rights education organization in the United States that focuses primarily on domestic human rights violations. - http://www.nchre.org/
Human Rights and the Drug War - Shows the actual photos of people in American prisons today and the case histories of selected inmates whose sentences illustrate the often harsh and arbitrary policies imposed on first-time, non-violent drug offenders. - http://www.hr95.org/
US Human Rights Reports - Links to the most recent annual reports on human rights practices from the U.S. State Department, submitted to Congress according to law. - http://state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/
Oromo American Citizens Council - An information center for Oromos to promote racial and economic justice and also to influence American public and foreign policy towards East Africa, especially Ethiopia. - http://www.oromoamerican.org/
Papers Please - Dudley Hiibel was jailed and fined for not showing ID to a police officer; he is appealing his conviction. Details, video, and transcript of the incident, court documents, amicus curiae briefs, and US Supreme Court docket. - http://www.papersplease.org/
Human Rights Watch: United States - Reports and articles pertaining to rights of Americans. Features include surveys, archives, developments, and an email newsletter - http://www.hrw.org/us/
Know Your Civil Rights - Fact Sheet - Know Your Civil Rights from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. - http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/rights.html
United States: Punishment and Prejudice: Racial Disparities in the War on Drugs - The U.S. war on drugs has been waged overwhelmingly against black Americans, Human Rights Watch charges in this report which includes the first state-by-state analysis of the role of race and drugs in prison admissions. - http://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/usa/
United States Local Transgender Organizations - Information about state and local organizations and resources for the transgender community. - http://www.dv-8.com/resources/us/local/transgender.html
Clarence Aaron - This 23-year-old college student received three life sentences in a drug conspiracy trial based on the testimony of informants and no other evidence. - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/snitch/cases/aaron.html
Save the Montagnard People, Inc. (STMP) - Organization helping Montagnards of Vietnam's Central Highlands fight religious and political persecution and settle refugees. - http://www.montagnards.org/
Women's Institute for Leadership Development for Human Rights - Provides human rights education, engages in public advocacy, and collaborates on the adoption and implementation of international human rights standards in the United States. - http://www.wildforhumanrights.org/
American Civil Liberties Union - Litigates, lobbies, and educates the public regarding on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States. - http://www.aclu.org/
Children In The Custody of The INS - Argues that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has a conflict of interest when it acts as both jailer and caretaker of children. - http://www.hrw.org/about/initiatives/inskids.htm
When One Conviction May Mean Losing The Right To Vote Forever - Losing the Vote, produced in collaboration between Human Rights Watch and The Sentencing Project, presents the first fifty-state survey of the effect of laws taking away the right to vote from people convicted of a felony. - http://www.hrw.org/about/initiatives/us.html
Locked Away - Increasing numbers of immigrants are being incarcerated as the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) attempts to fulfill the provisions of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and immigrant Responsibility Act. - http://www.hrw.org/about/initiatives/insjails.htm
Police Brutality in the U.S. - Although variable throughout the U.S., reported human rights violations knows no bounds as far as urban / rural, rich / poor areas. Human Rights Org's details on major U.S. cities. - http://www.hrw.org/about/initiatives/police.htm
Nowhere to Hide - Retaliation against women prisoners who protest sexual abuse includes a range of further abuse including rape. - http://www.hrw.org/about/initiatives/nowhere.htm
Civilrights.org - Resource for current news, events, reports and organizations. Also includes information on hate crimes and affirmative action. - http://www.civilrights.org
Death Penalty Focus - Non-profit organization dedicated to the abolition of capital punishment through grassroots organizing, research, and the dissemination of information. Features articles, opportunities for action, membership information and events. - http://www.deathpenalty.org